Wikipedia and the (Continuing) Power of Print

Having grown up in a family for whom the encyclopedia was the handy all-round reference for things unknown, I still find it exciting to be able to help edit one—“even” an online encyclopedia, “even” Wikipedia.... more »

Discover Proven Strategies for Monetizing Digital Content

A number of magazine pioneers are enormously successful in the digital space, while others may feel as if they have entered foreign territory. While opportunities abound related to technology and format, the biggest questions revolve around content monetization.... more »

Publish your content online. Fast.

Need to publish frequent text, image and video updates? The Agility Magazine Publishing Suite is a cloud-based website publishing solution that is designed specifically for magazines and blogs. Your professionally designed site can be live in a matter of weeks... more »

 

Wired Editor-In-Chief Chris Anderson Leaving To Lead Drone Start-up Full Time

Chris Anderson, the long-time editor-in-chief of Condé Nast’s flagship tech and science publication Wired magazine, is stepping down from his post, the magazine announced Friday. Already a successful entrepreneur, Anderson is leaving the publication to concentrate on 3D Robotics, a... more »

National Geographic Magazine Launches iPhone Edition

National Geographic magazine has launched an iPhone edition with its November 2012 issue, providing daily updates and rich content, including stunning video of penguins leaping out of icy waters by BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year Paul Nicklen as well... more »

Media Business magazine going all digital

Chances are you are just as likely to click on a story from one of our email newsletters as you are to pick up a printed copy of this magazine. In fact, you're as likely to be reading this column... more »

Magazines vs digital startups: Given the choice, I’ll choose the startup

Simon Dumenco has a question: would you rather own a magazine, or a digital startup? He notes that some magazines are making real money these days, including Marie Claire, even as most digital startups fail. Old Media isn’t sexy, he... more »

 

As Sandy Loomed, the Publishing Industry Panicked

Penguin held its Halloween party at its Soho headquarters the Friday before Sandy in an atmosphere of foreboding. Weather reports were forecasting a destructive path for the hurricane, but the employees were preoccupied by another impending storm. Dressed in their... more »

Booksellers Resisting Amazon’s Disruption

Amazon prides itself on unraveling the established order. This fall, signs of Amazon-inspired disruption are everywhere.There is the slow-motion crackup of electronics showroom Best Buy. There is Amazon’s rumored entry into the wine business, which is already agitating competitors. And... more »

Macmillan to go all digital with dictionaries

Macmillan Education said Monday it will cease publishing a print edition of its dictionaries, following other publications into an online-only format as print sales decline. Final editions of the dictionaries are now being printed. Macmillan Education, a unit of... more »

Bertelsmann Acquires 100% Stake in Random House Mondadori

Bertelsmann, the corporate parent of Random House, has purchased a 100 percent stake Random House Mondadori. Random House created the publishing house for Spain and Latin America in 2001, splitting the shares 50/50 with the Spanish publisher. Spanish antitrust authorities... more »

Reinventing the Book Supply Chain

Publishers need to change their thinking from cost per unit produced to cost per unit consumed. Doing so gives them a better perspective on the true costs of book production and shows up the weaknesses in their supply chain.... more »

 

Wiley Publishes Visual™ Books on Pinterest, Facebook and WordPress

John Wiley and Sons, Inc. announces three books from the Visual™ series – Teach Yourself VISUALLY Pinterest, Teach Yourself VISUALLY Facebook and Teach Yourself VISUALLY WordPress, 2nd Edition. Written by top experts, these latest Visual guides help readers learn Pinterest,... more »

STATUS LA Magazine Selects NewspaperDirect To Engage Digital-Savvy Readers Worldwide Who Follow Young Hollywood

Vancouver, Canada (PRWEB) October 18, 2012- STATUS LA Magazine, Hollywood’s latest must-read magazine, has selected NewspaperDirect (ND) to launch its high-impact publication on tablets, mobile and the Web.... more »

C-M Books at PubWest 2012

CM Books,  will be at exhibiting at the 2012 PubWest Show,  October 25-27 at Keystone Resort and Conference Center, Keystone, Colorado.   The event includes Keynotes by Oren Teicher, CEO of American Booksellers Association; Otis Chandler, CEO and cofounder of... more »

Impelsys' iPublishCentral Platform Powers New Bowker "Book as an Android App"

Impelsys, a global leader in providing electronic content delivery solutions, is powering the innovative new Bowker(R) "Book as an Android App," with its award-winning iPublishCentral software platform. "Book as an Android App" allows authors and small publishers to use... more »

PR Newswire signs on as Content Marketing World NYC Gold Sponsor

Content Marketing Institute (producer of the celebrated Content Marketing World conference), Target Marketing and Publishing Executive magazines are proud to announce that PR Newswire has signed on as the Gold Sponsor of their exclusive one-day eventóContent Marketing World NYC. ... more »

Content Marketing World NYC Announced—One-Day Intensive Master Class

Content Marketing Institute (producer of the celebrated Content Marketing World conference) has partnered with Target Marketing and Publishing Executive magazines to produce an all-new, exclusive one-day event—Content Marketing World NYC. The day-long workshop event will focus on strategies for creating... more »

SAGE begins publishing World Future Review

Los Angeles, CA (November 1, 2012) – SAGE has been chosen by the World Future Society to publish its journal, the World Future Review (WFR), beginning in early 2013. WFR aims to further the study of future trends and better... more »